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A1 - Red (Author: Victoria Parnell) (Date Submitted: 12/10/2004) Red bettas are produced when the normal red pigment has been increased in density and extended in distribution to cover the entire body and fins of the fish.
A2 - Black (Author: Victoria Parnell) (Date Submitted: 12/10/2004) There are principally 3 types of black betta around today: The Melano black, the Black Lace, and the Marble black.
B1 - Royal Blue (Author: Victoria Parnell) (Date Submitted: 12/10/2004) Royal blues have one normal Green gene and one mutated Steel Blue gene which combine to produce an intermediate Blue color.
B2 - Steel Blue (Author: Victoria Parnell) (Date Submitted: 12/10/2004) Steel blue bettas are produced by a color mutation gene where the normal green color is altered so that it appears as a steel (or 'gunmetal') blue instead of green.
B3 - Green/Turquoise (Author: Victoria Parnell) (Date Submitted: 12/10/2004) The color green in bettas is often synonymous with turquoise because the color usually has a blue tint.
C1 - Clear, Yellow, Orange (Author: Victoria Parnell) (Date Submitted: 12/10/2004) Yellow bettas are also called Non-red (NR) Bettas. This mutated gene causes the alteration of red pigment to yellow.
C2 - Pastel (Author: Victoria Parnell) (Date Submitted: 12/10/2004) Pastel bettas are identifiable by their softer, muted shades of color. In the Pastel betta, the colors lack the typical dark undercolor of the non-pastel forms of the same colors.
C3 - Opaque (Author: Victoria Parnell) (Date Submitted: 12/10/2004) Opaques are a love/hate affair with many breeders because of their inclination to gain (and lose!) red over time. These fish also appear to lack the typical 'black' dark undercoloration. White Opaques must be Opaque.
D1 - Dark Bicolor (Author: Victoria Parnell) (Date Submitted: 12/10/2004) Dark Bicolor bettas are fish that have body colors that are among the six recognized Dark Colors.
D3 - Light Bicolor (Author: Victoria Parnell) (Date Submitted: 12/10/2004) Body colors which are not one of the recognized light colors as set down by the IBC standards are not permitted in Light Bicolor.
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. HEJSAN FROM SWEDEN EVERYONE! Everything in Sweden is going well, although I'm still busy learning the language and coping with a newborn, so it will be a bit before I'm as active as I'd like with the fish. This is a Facebook update! I have created a new BettySplendens Facebook page that will be used exclusively for betta-related networking. On the 16th of August I will be going through and deleting most of the people on my personal Facebook page who are not actual friends or family (many of you have become friends through the course of the hobby, and of course will not be deleted). If for any reason you wish to remain on my personal page, please let me know by emailing bettysplendens@yahoo.com, or FB email. Otherwise, go to the new BettySplendens Facebook page and click the 'like' button for more betta-related news and updates :).
Tack så mycket (that's ''Thank you very much'' in Svenskie-land ;))! ~Victoria~
Slight change of plans! I have decided that, instead of reinventing the wheel, I'm going to create a personal FB page and use the old one purely for betta stuff. So if you're on the original page (now called BettySplendens Bettas), please stay put! :P
For all the betta inquiries: Just a reminder, I am not selling bettas in the US at the present time. I may begin to supply a few select bettas throughout Europe sometime in late Spring 2011. Cheers!
Spotting the Orange Dalmatian Ever since it first started being widely seen in pet stores around late 2004, the spotted orange betta has taken the hobby by storm. But what exactly is it?
Finnage Variations Bettas today come in a wide variety of forms, and new ones are being created all the time. Here are the most popular.
Choosing a Betta There are basically three ways of purchasing bettas. Buying them from a pet store, buying them from a breeder, or buying them online. I'll run through some important things to consider in each of those options.
Defining a Good Crowntail For the purpose of showing in the CT class, Crowntails are defined as bettas exhibiting at least 33% reduction in webbing versus ray length in each of the three primary fins (caudal, anal and dorsal). This requirement must be demonstrated in all three primary fins but does not need to be exhibited between all rays to meet the minimum requirement to be classified as a Crowntail betta.
